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topgallant sail

topgallant sail noun: square-rigged sail immediately above topsail -- sometimes divided in two.

topgallant sail: square-rigged sail immediately above topsail -- sometimes divided in two
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Noun

topgallant sail (plural topgallant sails)

  1. square-rigged sail immediately above topsail -- sometimes divided in two

Forms of topgallant sail

pluraltopgallant sails

Questions about topgallant sail

What does topgallant sail mean?
Topgallant sail means square-rigged sail immediately above topsail -- sometimes divided in two.
What part of speech is topgallant sail?
Topgallant sail is a noun.
What is the plural of topgallant sail?
The plural of topgallant sail is topgallant sails.

Words near topgallant sail in the dictionary

  1. topfree
  2. topfreedom
  3. topful
  4. topfull
  5. topgallant
  6. topgallant sail
  7. topgallant sails
  8. topgallants
  9. topgallantsail
  10. topgallantsails
  11. topgrading

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